Plattekill man fatally shot by hunting partner in town of Newburgh

TOWN OF NEWBURGH, N.Y. -- A 48-year-old Plattekill man was shot and killed by a fellow hunter who mistook him for a deer, town police said on Tuesday.

Police said Timothy Evans was dressed in camouflage when he was shot by Guy Wensley, 39, also of Plattekill, about 4:45 p.m. Monday in a wooded area west of Forest Road in the Orange County town of Newburgh.

The two men had been hunting together, police said.

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Wensley called 911 to report the accident, police said. Town Police Chief Michael Clancy said no charges had been filed as of Tuesday morning but that the investigation remained open.